5.31.2011

My boys are on summer break and this is the second week. Yesterday we had a picnic at the park and stayed for the laser show and fireworks. It was so much fun! From playing to dancing to laying back on a blanket and looking up at the sky, it was nice to take a step back and enjoy a bit of slow living… No phones (well, I did tweet a few pictures!), laptops, TVs, etc.. Just pure southern fun! I think I need a little more of that soooo……

5.26.2011

For the past two weeks my poor little mini gallery wall has looked like this

Why? Because the frames that got for a seriously good deal over a year ago wasn’t enough to finish it off!

I finally made it back to Michaels just to see if they still carried the frames, but maybe in a different color…And wouldn’t you know, they did! Best part is that the frames came in white so it was easier to to get it to the shade of white used in my bedroom

Some of you may wonder why the need for primer if the frame is already white…Well, primer is to help the actual paint adhere to the surface. So if I didn’t prime, chances are the paint would eventually start to come off…

I now have a finished “mini” gallery wall with the prettiest framed purple wildflowers!

Now, about that table! I’m going to try to work with the fabric that I found at goodwill to make the skirt.

I’m thinking of doing a skirted table with a painted top…Sounds weird? Yeah, I have no idea where I get these ideas from either. But I’m surely going to Google it to see if somebody has done it! I do have an idea of the direction I want to go with the skirt part. I’m just a little curious as to how it might actually look!

On a side note, did anyone else email Oprah yesterday?!?!? I did and guess what? She responded!!! **insert scream here!**

5.25.2011

Okay, I know thatmany of you may be like “what were you thinking?” But I know so many of you are just as excited as I am! I don’t know about you, but I immediately thought about Crate and Barrel’s Azure sofa, but with a wood trim and a skirt (which will be pulled off)!

Another difference that these two sofa’s have is that one was $25! Yes, $25

Now all I need is a fabulous upholstery job and some inexpensive fabric. The style of the sofa reminds me of the vintage chairs I purchased at Goodwill a while back

That next time, find someone else to be the photographer so you can be in pictures too!

(name tag table…picture from Blogfest facebook page)

and last, I learned that Kravet/Lee Jofa really know how to entertain!

Blogfest left me with many feelings about the event. I can assure you that none of them are bad! I realized that I’m in transition at the moment and this was an experience that was really needed. I had so much fun chatting with everyone and meeting new people while reconnecting with others that I’ve met before. The information that was shared with us during the course of the three days have left me full. Full to the point where I don’t even know where to begin when it comes to releasing it. I feel the need to hold on to most of it just so my thoughts are not changed by other people’s opinions… The event itself was a valuable one. And after much debate on if I should go or not, I made the right decision after all!